2024 Spanish Grand Prix

The 2024 Spanish Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Aramco Gran Premio de España 2024) was a Formula One motor race held on 23 June 2024, at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. It was the tenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship. Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing took victory ahead of polesitter Lando Norris of McLaren, who was closing in on Verstappen during the final stages of the race. Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes took third, his first podium of the season.

2024 Spanish Grand Prix
Race 10 of 24 in the 2024 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain
Layout of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain
Race details[1]
Date23 June 2024
Official nameFormula 1 Aramco Gran Premio de España 2024
LocationCircuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course length4.657 km (2.894 miles)
Distance66 laps, 307.236 km (190.908 miles)
WeatherClear
Attendance297,368[2]
Pole position
DriverMcLaren-Mercedes
Time1:11.383
Fastest lap
DriverUnited Kingdom Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes
Time1:17.115 on lap 51
Podium
FirstRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
SecondMcLaren-Mercedes
ThirdMercedes
Lap leaders

Background

The event was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló for the 34th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 21–23 June.[3] The Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the 54th running of the Spanish Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship.[4]

Championship standings before the race

Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 194 points, 56 points ahead of Charles Leclerc in second, and 63 ahead of Lando Norris in third. Red Bull Racing, with 301 points, led the Constructors' Championship from Ferrari and McLaren, who are second and third with 252 and 212 points, respectively.[5]

Entrants

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.[6] Oliver Bearman drove in the first free practice session for Haas, in place of Nico Hülkenberg.[7]

Tyre choices

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C1, C2, and C3 tyre compounds (the three hardest in their range) designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.[8]

Penalties

Sergio Pérez of Red Bull Racing carried a three-place grid penalty for failing to leave the track with serious mechanical difficulties after significantly damaging the rear wing at the preceding Canadian Grand Prix.[9]

Practice

Three free practice sessions were held for the event. The first free practice session was held on 21 June 2024, at 13:30 local time (UTC+2), and was topped by Lando Norris of McLaren ahead of Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing and Carlos Sainz Jr. of Ferrari.[10] The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 17:00 local time, and was topped by Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes ahead of Sainz and Norris.[11] The third free practice session was held on 22 June 2024, at 12:30 local time, and was topped by Sainz ahead of Norris and Sainz's teammate Charles Leclerc.[12] During the session, Leclerc and Lance Stroll of Aston Martin impeded in separate incidents Norris and Hamilton. Both Leclerc and Stroll cut across Norris and Hamilton, respectively, with contact occurring in both cases. Leclerc and Stroll were both reprimanded for "erratic driving".[13]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 22 June 2024, at 16:00 local time (UTC+2).[1]

Qualifying report

Logan Sargeant impeded Lance Stroll during the first segment of qualifying (Q1), with the former receiving a three-place grid penalty as a result.[14] Oscar Piastri's lap of 1:12.542 during the third segment of qualifying (Q3) was deleted for exceeding track limits at turn 10.[15][16] In Q3 McLaren's Lando Norris beat championship leader Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing to pole position by 0.020 seconds.[17]

Qualifying classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
14 Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:12.3861:11.8721:11.3831
21 Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT1:12.3061:11.6531:11.4032
344 Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:12.1431:11.7921:11.7013
463 George RussellMercedes1:12.4561:11.8121:11.7034
516 Charles LeclercFerrari1:12.2571:12.0381:11.7315
655 Carlos Sainz Jr.Ferrari1:12.4031:11.8741:11.7366
710 Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault1:12.6511:12.0791:11.8577
811 Sergio PérezRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT1:12.4771:12.0541:12.061111
931 Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:12.6911:12.1091:12.1258
1081 Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes1:12.4601:12.011No time9
1114 Fernando AlonsoAston Martin Aramco-Mercedes1:12.5051:12.128N/A10
1277 Valtteri BottasKick Sauber-Ferrari1:12.7581:12.227N/A12
1327 Nico HülkenbergHaas-Ferrari1:12.7081:12.310N/A13
1418 Lance StrollAston Martin Aramco-Mercedes1:12.8811:12.372N/A14
1524 Zhou GuanyuKick Sauber-Ferrari1:12.8801:12.738N/A15
1620 Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:12.937N/AN/A16
1722 Yuki TsunodaRB-Honda RBPT1:12.985N/AN/A17
183 Daniel RicciardoRB-Honda RBPT1:13.075N/AN/A18
1923 Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes1:13.153N/AN/APL2
202 Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes1:13.509N/AN/A193
107% time: 1:17.193
Source:[18][19]

Notes

  • ^1Sergio Pérez received a three-place grid penalty for failing to leave the track with serious mechanical difficulties after significantly damaging the rear wing at the previous round.[9]
  • ^2Alexander Albon qualified 19th, but was required to start the race from the pit lane due to power unit changes made during parc fermé.[19]
  • ^3Logan Sargeant received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Lance Stroll in Q1. He gained a position as Alexander Albon started the race from the pit lane.[19][20]

Race

The race was held on 23 June 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+2), and was run for 66 laps.[1]

Race classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT661:28:20.227225
24 Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes66+2.2191191
344 Lewis HamiltonMercedes66+17.790315
463 George RussellMercedes66+22.320412
516 Charles LeclercFerrari66+22.709510
655 Carlos Sainz Jr.Ferrari66+31.02868
781 Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes66+33.76096
811 Sergio PérezRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT66+59.524114
910 Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault66+1:02.02572
1031 Esteban OconAlpine-Renault66+1:11.88981
1127 Nico HülkenbergHaas-Ferrari66+1:19.215213
1214 Fernando AlonsoAston Martin Aramco-Mercedes65+1 lap10
1324 Zhou GuanyuKick Sauber-Ferrari65+1 lap15
1418 Lance StrollAston Martin Aramco-Mercedes65+1 lap14
153 Daniel RicciardoRB-Honda RBPT65+1 lap18
1677 Valtteri BottasKick Sauber-Ferrari65+1 lap12
1720 Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari65+1 lap16
1823 Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes65+1 lapPL
1922 Yuki TsunodaRB-Honda RBPT65+1 lap217
202 Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes64+2 laps19
Fastest lap: Lando Norris (McLaren-Mercedes) – 1:17.115 (lap 51)
Source:[19][21][22][23]

Notes

  • ^1 – Includes one point for fastest lap.[22]
  • ^2Nico Hülkenberg and Yuki Tsunoda both received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. Their final positions were not affected by the penalties.[21]

Championship standings after the race

Constructors' Championship standings
Pos.ConstructorPoints
1 Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT330
2 Ferrari270
3 McLaren-Mercedes237
4 Mercedes151
5 Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes58
Source:[24]

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

References

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